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Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge
(Paperback, 1990)
Author: William Poundstone
This book takes the reader on an astounding, thought-provoking voyage into a realm of delightful unc...
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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0385242719
ISBN-13: 9780385242714
Jan 1990
Publisher: Anchor Books
274 pages
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Language: English |
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Synopsis
This book takes the reader on an astounding, thought-provoking voyage into a realm of delightful uncertainty, a world of paradox in which logical argument leads to contradiction and common sense is seemingly rendered irrelevant.
| Size | | Length: | 274 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Writing clearly and informally, Poundstone leads you gently from curious arguments in logic, mathematics, and philosophy into regions of dark mystery where experts disagree and deep questions remain unsolved...It is Poundstone's best book yet."
Book Jacket - Martin Gardner
"A sparkling and highly original approach to the deep mysteries of common sense, evidence, knowledge and truth. Poundstone is superb at converting philosophical debates into wonderfully clear and stimulating mind-benders. Anyone interested in how minds reflect reality-from beginners to professionals-will get a big kick out of this book."
Book Jacket - Douglas Hofstadter
"In a dazzling tour de force Poundstone leads us through a series of paradoxes that move from Sherlock Holmes's puzzles to time travel, from dismembered brains in vats to multiple worlds, from the libraries of Atlantis to black holes...Delightful."
Gardner
"The work is a tour de force in every area it touches, and it touches some of the most important and deepest thinking of the twentieth century. This highly original and creative work provides a new way of looking at familiar facts...Poundstone's book is a science writer's ideal, satisfying to both specialist and amateur."
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